Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Acts.24.1", "source": "Μετὰ δὲ πέντε ἡμέρας κατέβη ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς Ἁνανίας μετὰ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, καὶ ῥήτορος Τερτύλλου τινός, οἵτινες ἐνεφάνισαν τῷ ἡγεμόνι κατὰ τοῦ Παύλου.", "text": "*Meta* *de* five *hēmeras* *katebē* the *archiereus* *Hananias* *meta* the *presbyterōn*, and *rhētoros* *Tertyllou* *tinos*, *hoitines* *enephanisan* the *hēgemoni* *kata* the *Paulou*.", "grammar": { "*Meta*": "preposition + accusative - after", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but/now", "*hēmeras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - days", "*katebē*": "aorist indicative, 3rd singular - went down/descended", "*archiereus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - high priest", "*Hananias*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*meta*": "preposition + genitive - with", "*presbyterōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - elders", "*rhētoros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - orator/spokesman", "*Tertyllou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - proper name", "*tinos*": "genitive, masculine, singular, indefinite pronoun - a certain", "*hoitines*": "nominative, masculine, plural, relative pronoun - who", "*enephanisan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - informed/appeared before", "*hēgemoni*": "dative, masculine, singular - governor", "*kata*": "preposition + genitive - against", "*Paulou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - proper name" }, "variants": { "*katebē*": "came down/descended/arrived", "*enephanisan*": "informed against/appeared before/presented charges against", "*hēgemoni*": "governor/ruler/leader" } }

Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Acts.24.2", "source": "Κληθέντος δὲ αὐτοῦ, ἤρξατο κατηγορεῖν ὁ Τέρτυλλος, λέγων, Πολλῆς εἰρήνης τυγχάνοντες Διὰ σοῦ, καὶ κατορθωμάτων γινομένων τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ διὰ τῆς σῆς προνοίας,", "text": "*Klēthentos* *de* *autou*, *ērxato* *katēgorein* the *Tertyllos*, *legōn*, Much *eirēnēs* *tynchanontes* through you, and *katorthōmatōn* *ginomenōn* the *ethnei* this through the your *pronoias*,", "grammar": { "*Klēthentos*": "aorist passive participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having been called", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, personal pronoun - him", "*ērxato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - began", "*katēgorein*": "present active infinitive - to accuse", "*Tertyllos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*eirēnēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - peace", "*tynchanontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - obtaining/enjoying", "*katorthōmatōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - reforms/improvements", "*ginomenōn*": "present middle/passive participle, genitive, neuter, plural - happening/being done", "*ethnei*": "dative, neuter, singular - nation/people", "*pronoias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - forethought/providence" }, "variants": { "*katēgorein*": "to accuse/bring charges against", "*tynchanontes*": "obtaining/experiencing/enjoying", "*katorthōmatōn*": "reforms/improvements/successes", "*ethnei*": "nation/people/ethnic group", "*pronoias*": "foresight/providence/forethought" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Acts.24.5", "source": "Εὑρόντες γὰρ τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον λοιμόν, καὶ κινοῦντα στάσιν πᾶσιν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις τοῖς κατὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην, πρωτοστάτην τε τῆς τῶν Ναζωραίων αἱρέσεως:", "text": "*Heurontes* *gar* the *andra* this *loimon*, and *kinounta* *stasin* to all the *Ioudaiois* those throughout the *oikoumenēn*, *prōtostatēn* *te* of the of *Nazōraiōn* *haireseōs*:", "grammar": { "*Heurontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having found", "*gar*": "conjunction - for", "*andra*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man", "*loimon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - pest/plague", "*kinounta*": "present active participle, accusative, masculine, singular - stirring up/causing", "*stasin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - dissension/riot", "*Ioudaiois*": "dative, masculine, plural - Jews", "*oikoumenēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - inhabited world", "*prōtostatēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - ringleader/chief", "*te*": "conjunction - and/both", "*Nazōraiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - Nazarenes", "*haireseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - sect/faction" }, "variants": { "*loimon*": "pest/plague/troublemaker", "*kinounta*": "stirring up/causing/inciting", "*stasin*": "dissension/riot/uprising", "*oikoumenēn*": "inhabited world/empire", "*prōtostatēn*": "ringleader/chief/first one standing", "*haireseōs*": "sect/faction/party" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Acts.24.10", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ, ὁ Παῦλος, νεύσαντος αὐτῷ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος λέγειν, Ἐκ πολλῶν ἐτῶν ὄντα σε κριτὴν τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ ἐπιστάμενος, εὐθυμότερον τὰ περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ ἀπολογοῦμαι:", "text": "*Apekrithē* *de*, the *Paulos*, *neusantos* to him the *hēgemonos* *legein*, From many *etōn* being you *kritēn* to the *ethnei* this *epistamenos*, more *euthymoteron* the things concerning myself I *apologoumai*:", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - answered/replied", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Paulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*neusantos*": "aorist active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having nodded/gestured", "*hēgemonos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - governor", "*legein*": "present active infinitive - to speak", "*etōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - years", "*kritēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - judge", "*ethnei*": "dative, neuter, singular - nation/people", "*epistamenos*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - knowing", "*euthymoteron*": "comparative adverb - more cheerfully/confidently", "*apologoumai*": "present middle indicative, 1st singular - I defend myself" }, "variants": { "*neusantos*": "having nodded/gestured/signaled", "*kritēn*": "judge/magistrate", "*ethnei*": "nation/people/ethnic group", "*epistamenos*": "knowing/understanding/being aware", "*euthymoteron*": "more cheerfully/confidently/courageously", "*apologoumai*": "I defend myself/make my defense" } }

Verse 14

{ "verseID": "Acts.24.14", "source": "Ὁμολογῶ δὲ τοῦτό σοι, ὅτι κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἣν λέγουσιν αἵρεσιν, οὕτως λατρεύω τῷ πατρῴῳ Θεῷ, πιστεύων πᾶσι τοῖς κατὰ τὸν νόμον καὶ τοῖς προφήταις γεγραμμένοις:", "text": "I *homologō* *de* this to you, that according to the *hodon* which they call *hairesin*, thus I *latreuō* the *patrōō* *Theō*, *pisteuōn* all the things according to the *nomon* and the things in *prophētais* *gegrammenois*:", "grammar": { "*homologō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - I confess/admit", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - way/road", "*hairesin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sect/faction", "*latreuō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - I serve/worship", "*patrōō*": "dative, masculine, singular - ancestral/of fathers", "*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - God", "*pisteuōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - believing", "*nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - law", "*prophētais*": "dative, masculine, plural - prophets", "*gegrammenois*": "perfect passive participle, dative, neuter, plural - having been written" }, "variants": { "*homologō*": "I confess/admit/acknowledge", "*hodon*": "way/road/path", "*hairesin*": "sect/faction/heresy", "*latreuō*": "I serve/worship/render religious service", "*patrōō*": "ancestral/of fathers/inherited", "*pisteuōn*": "believing/trusting/having faith in", "*gegrammenois*": "having been written/recorded" } }

Verse 22

{ "verseID": "Acts.24.22", "source": "Ἀκούσας δὲ ταῦτα ὁ Φῆλιξ, ἀνεβάλετο αὐτούς, ἀκριβέστερον εἰδὼς τὰ περὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ, εἴπων, Ὅταν Λυσίας ὁ χιλίαρχος καταβῇ, διαγνώσομαι τὰ καθʼ ὑμᾶς.", "text": "*Akousas* *de* these things the *Phēlix*, *anebaleto* them, more *akribesteron* *eidōs* the things concerning the *hodou*, *eipōn*, When *Lysias* the *chiliarchos* *katabē*, I will *diagnōsomai* the things concerning you.", "grammar": { "*Akousas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having heard", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Phēlix*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*anebaleto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - he postponed", "*akribesteron*": "comparative adverb - more accurately", "*eidōs*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - knowing", "*hodou*": "genitive, feminine, singular - way", "*eipōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having said", "*Lysias*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*chiliarchos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - commander", "*katabē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - he may come down", "*diagnōsomai*": "future middle indicative, 1st singular - I will decide/determine" }, "variants": { "*anebaleto*": "he postponed/adjourned/deferred", "*akribesteron*": "more accurately/precisely", "*eidōs*": "knowing/being aware of", "*hodou*": "way/path/road", "*katabē*": "he may come down/descend", "*diagnōsomai*": "I will decide/determine/investigate thoroughly" } }

Verse 23

{ "verseID": "Acts.24.23", "source": "Διαταξάμενος τε τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῃ τηρεῖσθαι τὸν Παῦλον, ἔχειν τε ἄνεσιν, καὶ μηδένα κωλύειν τῶν ἰδίων αὐτοῦ ὑπηρετεῖν ἢ προσέρχεσθαι αὐτῷ.", "text": "*Diataxamenos* *te* the *hekatontarchē* *tēreisthai* the *Paulon*, *echein* *te* *anesin*, and no one *kōlyein* of the *idiōn* of him *hypēretein* or *proserchesthai* to him.", "grammar": { "*Diataxamenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having ordered", "*te*": "conjunction - and/both", "*hekatontarchē*": "dative, masculine, singular - centurion", "*tēreisthai*": "present passive infinitive - to be kept", "*Paulon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*echein*": "present active infinitive - to have", "*anesin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - relaxation/liberty", "*kōlyein*": "present active infinitive - to hinder/prevent", "*idiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - his own people", "*hypēretein*": "present active infinitive - to serve/help", "*proserchesthai*": "present middle/passive infinitive - to come to" }, "variants": { "*Diataxamenos*": "having ordered/commanded/instructed", "*hekatontarchē*": "centurion/officer commanding a hundred", "*tēreisthai*": "to be kept/guarded/held in custody", "*echein*": "to have/hold", "*anesin*": "relaxation/liberty/freedom", "*kōlyein*": "to hinder/prevent/forbid", "*idiōn*": "his own people/friends/associates", "*hypēretein*": "to serve/help/minister to", "*proserchesthai*": "to come to/approach/visit" } }

Verse 24

{ "verseID": "Acts.24.24", "source": "Μετὰ δὲ ἡμέρας τινάς, παραγενόμενος ὁ Φῆλιξ σὺν Δρουσίλλῃ τῇ γυναικὶ, αὐτοῦ οὔσῃ Ἰουδαίᾳ, μετεπέμψατο τὸν Παῦλον, καὶ ἤκουσεν αὐτοῦ περὶ τῆς εἰς Χριστὸν πίστεως.", "text": "*Meta* *de* *hēmeras* some, *paragenomenos* the *Phēlix* with *Drousillē* the *gynaiki*, of him being *Ioudaia*, *metepempsato* the *Paulon*, and *ēkousen* him concerning the toward *Christon* *pisteōs*.", "grammar": { "*Meta*": "preposition + accusative - after", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*hēmeras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - days", "*paragenomenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having arrived", "*Phēlix*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*Drousillē*": "dative, feminine, singular - proper name", "*gynaiki*": "dative, feminine, singular - wife", "*Ioudaia*": "dative, feminine, singular - Jewish woman", "*metepempsato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - he sent for", "*Paulon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*ēkousen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he heard", "*Christon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Christ", "*pisteōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - faith" }, "variants": { "*paragenomenos*": "having arrived/come/appeared", "*gynaiki*": "wife/woman", "*Ioudaia*": "Jewish woman/Jewess", "*metepempsato*": "he sent for/summoned", "*ēkousen*": "he heard/listened to", "*pisteōs*": "faith/belief/trust" } }

Verse 25

{ "verseID": "Acts.24.25", "source": "Διαλεγομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ περὶ δικαιοσύνης, καὶ ἐγκρατείας, καὶ τοῦ κρίματος τοῦ μέλλοντος ἔσεσθαι, ἔμφοβος γενόμενος ὁ Φῆλιξ, ἀπεκρίθη, Τὸ νῦν ἔχον πορεύου καιρὸν δὲ μεταλαβὼν μετακαλέσομαί σε.", "text": "*Dialegomenou* *de* him concerning *dikaiosynēs*, and *enkrateias*, and the *krimatos* the *mellontos* *esesthai*, *emphobos* *genomenos* the *Phēlix*, *apekrithē*, The now having *poreuou* time *de* *metalabōn* I will *metakalesomai* you.", "grammar": { "*Dialegomenou*": "present middle/passive participle, genitive, masculine, singular - discussing", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*dikaiosynēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - righteousness", "*enkrateias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - self-control", "*krimatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - judgment", "*mellontos*": "present active participle, genitive, neuter, singular - about to be", "*esesthai*": "future middle infinitive - to be", "*emphobos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - afraid", "*genomenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having become", "*Phēlix*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*apekrithē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - he answered", "*poreuou*": "present middle imperative, 2nd singular - go", "*metalabōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having received", "*metakalesomai*": "future middle indicative, 1st singular - I will call for/summon" }, "variants": { "*Dialegomenou*": "discussing/reasoning/arguing", "*dikaiosynēs*": "righteousness/justice", "*enkrateias*": "self-control/temperance", "*krimatos*": "judgment/decision", "*mellontos*": "about to be/coming/impending", "*emphobos*": "afraid/terrified", "*genomenos*": "having become/grown/turned", "*apekrithē*": "he answered/replied", "*poreuou*": "go/depart", "*metalabōn*": "having received/obtained/found", "*metakalesomai*": "I will call for/summon" } }

Verse 27

{ "verseID": "Acts.24.27", "source": "Διετίας δὲ πληρωθείσης ἔλαβεν διάδοχον ὁ Φῆλιξ Πόρκιον Φῆστον: θέλων τε χάριτας καταθέσθαι τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ὁ Φῆλιξ, κατέλιπεν τὸν Παῦλον δεδεμένον.", "text": "*Dietias* *de* *plērōtheisēs* *elaben* *diadochon* the *Phēlix* *Porkion* *Phēston*: *thelōn* *te* *charitas* *katathesthai* the *Ioudaiois* the *Phēlix*, *katelipen* the *Paulon* *dedemenon*.", "grammar": { "*Dietias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - two-year period", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*plērōtheisēs*": "aorist passive participle, genitive, feminine, singular - having been completed", "*elaben*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he received", "*diadochon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - successor", "*Phēlix*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*Porkion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*Phēston*": "accusative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*thelōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - wanting", "*te*": "conjunction - and/both", "*charitas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - favors", "*katathesthai*": "aorist middle infinitive - to store up/deposit", "*Ioudaiois*": "dative, masculine, plural - Jews", "*katelipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he left", "*Paulon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*dedemenon*": "perfect passive participle, accusative, masculine, singular - having been bound" }, "variants": { "*Dietias*": "two-year period/biennium", "*plērōtheisēs*": "having been completed/fulfilled/finished", "*elaben*": "he received/got/took", "*diadochon*": "successor/replacement", "*thelōn*": "wanting/wishing/desiring", "*charitas*": "favors/gratification/goodwill", "*katathesthai*": "to store up/deposit/lay up/earn", "*katelipen*": "he left/abandoned", "*dedemenon*": "having been bound/imprisoned/chained" } }